The Young and the Hopeless

The Young and the Hopeless
Studio album by Good Charlotte
Released October 1, 2002
Genre Pop punk, punk rock
Length 46:19
2004 re-release: 45:52
Label Daylight
Producer Eric Valentine, John Feldmann
Good Charlotte chronology
Good Charlotte
(2000)		 The Young and the Hopeless
(2002)		 Bootlegs
(2004)
Singles from The Young and the Hopeless
  1. "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"
    Released: September 6, 2002
  2. "The Anthem"
    Released: February 28, 2003
  3. "Girls & Boys"
    Released: July 4, 2003
  4. "The Young & the Hopeless"
    Released: May 12, 2003
  5. "Hold On"
    Released: December 6, 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau [2]
Sputnikmusic [3]
PopMatters (unfavorable)[4]
Uncut [5]
PunkNews.org [6]

The Young and the Hopeless is the second studio album by Good Charlotte, released on October 1, 2002. It was well received and contained their popular songs "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous," "The Anthem," and "Girls and Boys." It had sold 3,464,000 copies in the US up to October, 2010.

The album is the first Good Charlotte album to contain an intro track.

Contents

DualDisc versions of the album

This album was included among a group of fifteen DualDisc releases that were test marketed in Boston and Seattle. The DualDisc has the standard album on one side, and bonus material on the second side.

The DualDisc version was later reissued in a more widely distributed version. The original test market version differs from this common version in both packaging elements and in the design of the back of the inlay card.

Track listing

All songs written by Benji and Joel Madden except where noted.

  1. "A New Beginning" (Madden, Eric Valentine) – 1:49
  2. "The Anthem" (John Feldmann, Madden, Madden) – 2:55
  3. "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous" (Madden, Madden, Tim Armstrong) – 3:10
  4. "Wondering" – 3:31
  5. "The Story of My Old Man" – 2:42
  6. "Girls & Boys" – 3:01
  7. "My Bloody Valentine" – 3:54
  8. "Hold On" – 4:06
  9. "Riot Girl" – 2:17
  10. "Say Anything" – 4:21
  11. "The Day That I Die" – 2:58
  12. "The Young & the Hopeless" – 3:32
  13. "Emotionless" – 4:02
  14. "Movin' On" – 3:26

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
ARIA Albums Chart[7] 19
Austrian Top 75[8] 20
Swedish Top 60[9] 7
New Zealand Top 40[10] 78
Billboard European Top 100 Albums[11] 67
UK Top 75[12] 15
Irish Top 50[13] 98
Japanese Album Chart[14] 24
German Top 100[15] 37
Swiss Top 100[16] 46
Dutch Top 100[17] 57
French Top 150[18] 63
Top Pop Catalog Albums 23
Billboard 200 7
Billboard 200 Year-end Chart[19] 18
Top Internet Albums 70
Billboard Comprehensive Albums 49
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Billboard 200 Year-end Chart[20] 18

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
2002 "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" Modern Rock Tracks 11
2002 "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" The Billboard Hot 100 20
2002 "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" Top 40 Mainstream 30
2002 "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" Top 40 Tracks 11
2003 "Girls & Boys" The Billboard Hot 100 48
2003 "Girls & Boys" Top 40 Mainstream 90
2003 "Girls & Boys" Top 40 Tracks 110
2003 "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" Adult Top 40 123
2003 "The Anthem" Modern Rock Tracks 10
2003 "The Anthem" The Billboard Hot 100 43
2004 "Hold On" Top 40 Tracks 39

Chart positions

Peak chart positions
Chart (2005/2006) Peak
position		 Certifications Sales/shipments Ref.
Australia Albums Chart 9 Platinum 70,000 [21][22]
Austrian Albums Chart 20 [23][22]
Canadian Albums Chart 1 2x Platinum 200,000 [24][25]
Irish Album Chart 16 [26]
Swedish Album Chart 7 Gold 20,000 [27]
Swiss Album Chart 46 [28][22]
UK Albums Chart 15 Platinum 300,000 [29][30]
US Billboard 200 15 3x Platinum 3,000,000 [24][31]
New Zealand Album Chart 6 Gold 7,500 [32][22]
German Album Chart 37 [33][22]
French Album Chart 52 Gold 75,000 [34][22]
Dutch Album Chart 57 [26]

Note: for all the certification definitions see: Certifications

References

  1. ^ "The Young and the Hopeless - Good Charlotte". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r601935/review. 
  2. ^ "CG: good charlotte". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=good+charlotte. 
  3. ^ http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/8297/Good-Charlotte-The-Young-And-The-Hopeless/
  4. ^ http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/goodcharlotte-young
  5. ^ http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/good_charlotte/reviews/4785
  6. ^ http://www.punknews.org/review/1309
  7. ^ ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. ARIA Charts. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
  8. ^ Austrian Top 75 Chart. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
  9. ^ Swedish Top 60 Chart. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
  10. ^ New Zealand Top 40 Chart. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
  11. ^ European Top 100 Albums Chart. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
  12. ^ UK Top 75 Chart. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
  13. ^ Irish Top 50 Chart. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
  14. ^ "Good Charlotte" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2009-08-28. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/498427/1/. Retrieved 2009-08-28. 
  15. ^ German Top 100 Chart. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
  16. ^ Swiss Top 100 Chart. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
  17. ^ Dutch Top 100 Chart. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
  18. ^ French Top 150 Chart. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
  19. ^ Billboard 200 Tear-end Chart
  20. ^ Billboard 200 Tear-end Chart
  21. ^ Australia
  22. ^ a b c d e f "American Idiot Chart positions". australian-charts.com. http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Green+Day&titel=American+Idiot&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  23. ^ Austria
  24. ^ a b "Billboard". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?keyword=Green+Day&x=0&y=0&exposeNavigation=true&applicationName=bbcom&matchType=mode%2Bmatchallpartial&rangePropertyName=FORMATTED_DATE&rangeFilterType=BTWN. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  25. ^ "Gold & Platinum Certification – September 2003". Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://www.cria.ca/gold/0903_g.php. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
  26. ^ a b acharts
  27. ^ Sweden
  28. ^ Switzerland
  29. ^ United Kingdom
  30. ^ "British Album Chart". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  31. ^ "RIAA Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Green%20Day&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2007&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  32. ^ New Zealand
  33. ^ Germany
  34. ^ France

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